From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 21 01:40:39 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7055016A4CE for ; Mon, 21 Feb 2005 01:40:39 +0000 (GMT) Received: from vms040pub.verizon.net (vms040pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.40]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 167B343D2D for ; Mon, 21 Feb 2005 01:40:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from leblanc@keyslapper.net) Received: from keyslapper.net ([68.163.189.143])0.04 <0IC800GVYNBQEIJ1@vms040.mailsrvcs.net> for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org; Sun, 20 Feb 2005 19:40:38 -0600 (CST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by keyslapper.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C7E211562 for ; Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:40:37 -0500 (EST) Received: from keyslapper.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (keyslapper.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 89303-02 for ; Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:40:37 -0500 (EST) Received: by keyslapper.net (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 0758011560; Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:40:37 -0500 (EST) Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 20:40:37 -0500 From: Louis LeBlanc To: FreeBSD Questions Mail-Followup-To: FreeBSD Questions Message-id: <20050221014036.GB88762@keyslapper.net> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary=LyciRD1jyfeSSjG0 Content-disposition: inline X-PGP-Key: http://www.keyslapper.net/~leblanc/leblanc-at-keyslapper-net.asc X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at keyslapper.net User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.8i Subject: USB drive - crypto filesystem options? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 01:40:39 -0000 --LyciRD1jyfeSSjG0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hey folks. I have just become the proud owner of a fancy new 1GB USB 2.0 drive; one of those cool new gadgets no bigger than my pinky that holds 1 Billion bytes of data. Naturally, I can't wait to play with it :) Well, I know that USB 2.0 support is kinda sketchy, and I've already decided it's not stable on the ICH5 USB controller that comes with the Dell Dimension 8300. Regardless, I have confirmed that I can get the little gadget mounted (comes pre-formatted with an MSDos filesystem) without the slightest hangup. Yay me. So, now what I want to do is see what kind of filesystem options I have with this little gem. Ideally, I would like to get an encrypted filesystem that requires a password to mount it. Of course, I've checked the ports, but I don't know much about this area, and I don't know if I'm even using the right search keys. A little googling revealed a great article at "The FreeBSD Diary" (http://www.freebsddiary.org/encrypted-fs.php) that discusses cfs. Sounds cool, move to the top of the list - ok, it's the only thing on the list right now. That's where you folks come in. Has anyone had any experience actually using a crypto filesystem on a USB drive? What utilities are available for this? And more importantly, what have your experiences been? TIA Lou --=20 Louis LeBlanc FreeBSD-at-keyslapper-DOT-net Fully Funded Hobbyist, KeySlapper Extrordinaire :) Please send off-list email to: leblanc at keyslapper d.t net Key fingerprint =3D C5E7 4762 F071 CE3B ED51 4FB8 AF85 A2FE 80C8 D9A2 Ninety-Ninety Rule of Project Schedules: The first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent. --LyciRD1jyfeSSjG0 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCGTwUr4Wi/oDI2aIRApB5AJwOud/yeDChy6/zEzzXZhrbcP6gsgCgi+kD XW8xXVg2HCJ1jN3SKLcGMBw= =Rze/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --LyciRD1jyfeSSjG0--